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“I was elected two years ago by the people of this great city to do a job...that job is not finished yet.”

“I respect the court’s decision that was released yesterday; my decision to appeal is not a criticism of the court. But I feel it’s important to work through the appeal system so I can continue to do the work I was elected to do by the taxpayers of the city.”

“This entire matter began because I love to help kids play football. When this came to council for a vote, I felt it was important to answer the accusation that had been made against me.”

“I was focused on raising money to help underprivileged youth. I never believed there was a conflict of interest because I had nothing to gain and the city had nothing to lose.”

“But I respect the court’s decision.”

“Looking back, maybe I could have expressed myself in a different way.”

“To everyone who believes I should have done this differently, I sincerely apologize.”

“The people elected me to bring respect for the taxpayers back to City Hall.”

“I will keep working to do exactly that for as long as I can, or until the people elect someone else to do the job.”

“Thank you very much, unfortunately that’s all I can say at this time.”